California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Top Questions

Nothing, I knew a lot about it before coming because my mom, two uncles, and older sister had all gone there.

I wish I had known that the greek life was such a huge part of the social life here. I would have rushed way sooner. I also wish that I had known that you absolutely cannot miss classes. Just missing one affects your grade because you miss so much information. Go to class, work hard, and you will do fine.

I wish I had known you CAN change majors

I wish I knew how culturally diverse this campus was. I figured it would be dominated by one race, like the other schools. But I came to find out that it is very diverse.

I wish I had known how expensive housing is!

I wish I had known how difficult the quarter system is. I was on semesters at a previous school, which allowed more time to study for tests, write papers, and do projects. The quarter system goes by extremely fast and really keeps you on your toes. It isn't necessarily a bad thing, I just wasn't fully prepared to be taking classes that move so quickly.

This school is on the quarter system, so the class work is fast pace and demanding from the first day you take a seat in the classroom. It is important to never let yourself fall behind on school work because it is difficult to jump back once a person falls behind. In the quarter system it is easy to have your GPA drop because of this fast pace class setting.

The best place to park on campus if I communte to school.

I wish I had known about more of the programs and clubs that my school offered because it woudl have been much easier to adjust to college life and the different programs. As a third year I am still finding programs that I want to join but I am having more trouble integrating them into my schedule now that I am not used to them.

I wish i would have known how much was the tution and how much the books and dorm room was.